Terrazza Mattuiani is a rooftop bar in Piazza Maggiore, Bologna.
Editorially verified May 20, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Day trip · 10 hours
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Tip: Reservations are required; the jacuzzi slot runs 30 minutes per booking. Open May through September only, hours can shift if the weather closes the deck.
Address: Via De' Mattuiani 1/2, 40124 Bologna
The Roof Garden sits on the fifth floor of Hotel Metropolitan a couple of streets from Via dell'Indipendenza, with loungers, dining tables and a sightline.
TipAperitivo runs from 17:00 and the kitchen sends a short bites list at the bar. Closed October to February so plan for the warm months.
I Portici tucks its rooftop deck above a 19th-century palazzo on Via dell'Indipendenza, with a cocktail bar that looks across the green of Parco della.
TipCocktails from 18:00 with a short bar menu; the room downstairs takes the dinner crowd so the rooftop stays drink-only. Reserve through the hotel for a terrace seat.
The Roof Garden sits on the fifth floor of Hotel Metropolitan a couple of streets from Via dell'Indipendenza, with loungers, dining tables and a sightline.
TipAperitivo runs from 17:00 and the kitchen sends a short bites list at the bar. Closed October to February so plan for the warm months.
The Aemilia Hotel rooftop runs from the seventh floor of the Savhotel on Via Zaccherini Alvisi, a wide terrace with a lounge corner and a panorama that takes.
TipThe hotel sits a 10 minute walk east of the centre; the terrace is quieter than the central hotels and the cocktail list runs cheaper. Sunset over San Luca is the time slot.
I Portici tucks its rooftop deck above a 19th-century palazzo on Via dell'Indipendenza, with a cocktail bar that looks across the green of Parco della.
TipCocktails from 18:00 with a short bar menu; the room downstairs takes the dinner crowd so the rooftop stays drink-only. Reserve through the hotel for a terrace seat.
The Donkey hides a small cocktail room behind a medieval gate on Vicolo Broglio, pairing a no-oversized-drink rule with a compiled spirits back bar.
TipReservations only via WhatsApp to 349 138 4953; the door does not take walk-ins. Cocktails sit around 14 euros, sized to the spirit-forward house style.
Le Vie dei Briganti sits on Via Alessandrini above the Moline canal, with an upstairs bistro and a basement speakeasy reached by ringing a hidden bell.
TipDaytime food service runs upstairs; the underground bar opens for evenings only. Ask the bartender about the canal-window seat, a small basement banquette with the Moline view.
Bohemien Social Club fills a Via Marsala back room with sofas, retro lamps, a piano in the corner and a wall of bookshelves, running a jazz-bar soundtrack.
TipTen euro membership card at the door, valid for the year; the room runs as a private social so they keep it intimate. The kitchen sends bruschetta and salumi plates if you want to eat.
